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Poulton North

Ward

Central Warrington. About 9,488 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Poulton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,708
2,587th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Poulton North compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Poulton NorthMiddle
Population22 wards, Warrington · 2021
Population: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 6,221 to 12,421. The middle area is 10,056. Poulton North is 9,708.
9,70810th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 wards, Warrington · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 0.0% to 92.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Poulton North is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Warrington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 90.8% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.4%. Poulton North is 98.0%.
98.0%5th highest
Claimant rate22 wards, Warrington · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Warrington22 areas from 1.0% to 6.1%. The middle area is 2.0%. Poulton North is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 7th highest

Is Poulton North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poulton North at a rate of 56.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 74.6 per 1,000 people across Warrington.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poulton North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (269), other crime (141) and anti-social behaviour (73).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Warrington

These figures are published for the whole of Warrington, not for each ward, so they describe all of Warrington and not Poulton North alone. See Warrington

Average house price
£259,224
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,380
131st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
Joint 121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Poulton North in brief

Poulton North had 9,708 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Poulton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Poulton North, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Poulton North, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.